Andre steering damper for International

Hello Andy,

I purchaseda very good quality, reproductionAndre damper (suitable for 1930-50 Nortons) from Cornucopia enterprises based in Germany, here isa link to theirwebsite, the damper can be found on page 6 of their main catalogue:

http://www.cornucopia-enterprises.de/indey.html

I purchased mine in 2009 the price then was £145, I've attached a picture of the damper fitted to my 1949 Model 30 International.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,Karl.

Hello Andy,

with regard to my previous reply, here is the direct link to the catalogue page 'Andre damper'

http://www.cornucopia-enterprises.de/catalogue/main_catalogue1.pdf

Best Regards,Karl.

Hello Andy,

On my 1949 Plunger International there are two cylindrical mounts that are part of the headstock casting, the curved damper arm/bracket locates between the pair and is held in place with a through bolt,I would presume your girder/rigid Inter would have a similar casting? I have attached an image of my 49 Inter you can just make out the casting location.

Best Regards,Karl.

Previously wrote:

Thanks for that. Mine doesnt have anything for the steering damper on the frame. Once I have the damper I can probably braise some lugs on, or make a clamp to go round the frame.

I have picked up a front hub today with the brake drum and plate. I am still looking for another hub (the detachable type) and a rear brake drum with sprocket. Alternatively a one piece front hub for an ES2 (these are the forks I have, just to confuse things a bit more) and a rear brake drum to go on the hub I already have. Once I have these bits I can look at getting some wheels built up and head towards a rolling chasis! Anyone who knows of any of these bits available I would apreciate the heads up.

Thanks again for the help with the steering damper!

Andy

Hi Andy a very interesting project you, regarding the Andre steering damper early cammy Norton's have the anchor strap attached to the top of the petrol tank by a stud yours may have been cut off as mine was, if you email me on sandford1978@aol I will send you a photo .

Regards.

Alf.

Hi.

The plunger frame should have mountings for the anchor strap just behind the top steering bearing.

Regards.

Ian.

Here's a piccy of those mountings for the anchor strap (if the bloody thing'll load!)

Regards.

Ian.

Hi.

Here's another pic of that mounting. It's 2 inches wide with an inch gap for the strap - Stu Rogers does them. It takes a 5/16" bolt

Regards.

Ian

Here's a pic with the strap, sorry about the poor quality.

Regards.

Ian.

I found this contact when Googling for Andre dampers a while ago. Does anyone know if they are the same as the Cornucopia ones or, possibly, the UK source? Details came from a Scott website. The entry reads as follows:

Barry Jackson, 11 Binstead Close, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, BN22 9RT.

Repro' Andrew Steering Dampers for Scott forks, some Webb type.

Also does girder fork repairs, but not retubing.

The tank on my Inter bitza is almost certainly a pre-war one and has the bolt on top for such a damper with a strap to it. It also needs one! Club to stock???

Andy Mullins